Andrea Heberlein (CV; BA in Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania, 1995; PhD in Neuroscience, University of Iowa, 2002)
Current Mind Perception Lab members:
Maria Gabriela Caro (B.S. in psychology, expected 2027) is from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She is interested in organizational psychology and continuing research.
Micaela Chamorro
Erik Gee (B.A. in Psychology; B.A. in Applied Psychology and Development, expected 2026) is from Chestnut Hill, MA. He is interested in clinical psychology and planning to apply to grad school.
Fiona Griesser (B.S. in Psychology & B.A. in English, expected 2027) is from Annapolis, Maryland. She is interested in psychology and neuroscience research, and plans on applying to PsyD programs after graduation.
James Gunasar
Joon Heon (B.S. in Neuroscience, expected 2026) is from San Jose, CA. He is interested in continuing research and applying to med school after graduation.
Ariana Keith (B.S. in Neuroscience, expected 2027) is from NJ. She is interested in the environmental and neural mechanisms underlying behavior, mental health, and motor abilities. After graduating, she plans to apply to occupational therapy school.
Yuanrong Li (B.A. in Applied Psychology & Economics, expected 2028) She is interested in gaining lab experience on how people form social judgments.
Leah Pickus (B.A. in Psychology, expected 2026) is from Baltimore, MD. She is interested in continuing research and pursuing a career in clinical psychology after graduation.
Andrea Rios
Mind Perception Lab alumni:
Theses, Independent Studies, & Project Managers (for a list of thesis titles, please see the Teaching tab)
Clare diBiase (B.A. in Psychology, 2025)
Amy Cami (B.A. in Psychology, 2023) is currently working as a clinical research coordinator at Adams Clinical (a research institute that specializes in psychiatric and neurological clinical trials).
Kirstan Brodie (B.A. in Psychology, 2018) is a PhD student in Social Psychology at Cornell University.
Clare Bumpus (B.A. in Psychology, 2022) is an administrative and programs specialist at Boston College’s Career Center.
Kyle Cuklanz (B.S. in Psychology, 2023) is working as a clinical research coordinator at McLean Hospital.
Jacqueline Davis-Wright (B.A. in Psychology, 2014) received her PhD in Clinical Community Psychology from DePaul University. She owns a private practice in New York and is a staff psychologist at the Brooklyn VA Medical Center.
Serena Entezary (B.A. in Psychology, 2015) is working at SimpliSafe as a front-end developer.
Anushka Fernandes (B.S. in Psychology, 2024) is a clinical research coordinator (CRC) at Massachusetts General Hospital and is currently applying to medical school for Fall of 2025.
Alex Garinther (B.A. in Psychology, 2013; B.A. in Communication, 2013; M.A. in Social Psychology, 2014) got his PhD in Psychology at the University of Oregon in 2021. He is the new Evaluation Director at VCU’s Center for Evidence-Based Partnerships, which tracks treatment outcomes from clinical psych teams around the state.
Tiffany House (B.A. in Economics, 2013; M.A. in Higher Education, 2016) is the Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion Education – Health Sciences Campuses at Tufts University. She is also a doctoral candidate in the Contemporary Learning and Interdisciplinary Research PhD program at Fordham University.
Megan Kay (B.A. in Psychology, 2018) completed the Master’s in Social Work program at the University of Chicago then worked in Chicago Public Schools for 4 years as a school social worker. She recently passed her LCSW exam and is transitioning to private practice, as well as working in Human Resources in a corporate setting.
Erin Laughlin (B.A. in Psychology, 2017) recently graduated from Columbia Business School and is working as a Marketing Manager at Regeneron.
Cecilia Law (B.A. in Psychology, 2020) works as a behavioral health technician at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates, IL. She assists counselors with running skills groups, checking in with patients, charting patient progress, and supervising meals and visitation.
Jessica Letizia (B.A. in Psychology, 2014) is working in Connecticut as the Chief Operating Officer at LifeWorx, a company that provides in-home care for the elderly.
Zhanqin Winnie Liu (B.A. in Psychology & Economics, 2021) is in the M.S. in Global Health and Population program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Jessica Llewellyn (B.S. in Psychology, 2024) is currently a litigation paralegal at Paul, Weiss LLP in New York City.
Emma MacKinnon (B.A. in Psychology, 2020) is a Product Manager in the healthcare analytics industry. She currently works at Trilliant Health, where she develops applications that leverage claims data to inform healthcare strategic planning.
Lizzie Manning (B.A. in Psychology, 2016) works as a User Experience Designer at Think Company in Philadelphia.
Brighid McNeil (B.S. in Psychology, 2025)
Kristen Murray (B.A. in Psychology, 2017) received her MPH from the BU School of Public Health in May 2019. After working at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as a Program Coordinator in the Department of Quality and Safety, she is now at athenahealth, a healthcare tech company, on their Integration Services team.
Kayley Okst (B.A. in Psychology, 2019) is a PhD student in Social Psychology at NYU studying political polarization and belief formation.
Emma Pearson (B.A. in Psychology and Communications, 2014) completed an honors thesis studying the effects of manipulating doctors’ focus on various aspects of their patients’ wellbeing. Emma is currently working at an ad tech company (DoubleVerify) on their customer success team.
Max Ruge (B.S. in Psychology, 2015) completed his Internal Medicine residency and is now in a cardiology fellowship program.
Alida Scecchitano (B.A. in Psychology, 2021) is now working as an Operations Associate at New Profit, a venture philanthropy organization.
Katie Shaffert (B.A. in Psychology, 2019) completed the DVM program at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and is now doing a residency in small animal oncology.
Emma Smirl (2023)
Nicholas Stratigakis (2022) is working as a clinical research coordinator at MGH.
David Sui (B.S. in Neuroscience, 2025)
Sophia Sumners (B.S. in Psychology, minor in English, 2023) is working as a research associate at a boutique market research consulting firm, Murphy Research.
Anna Tierney (B.A. in Psychology, minor in Theology, 2021) completed her Honors Thesis in the lab, titled, “Does Lower Heart Rate Variability Predict Increased Implicit Dehumanization After Disagreement?” After graduating from BC, she worked as a Clinical Research Assistant in the Treatment & Etiology of Depression in Youth (TEDY) Lab at McLean Hospital. She is currently a Clinical Psychology PhD student at the University of Virginia, working in Dr. Stefanie Sequeira’s Brains, Emotions, & Adolescent Relationships (BEAR) Lab.
Nicholas Vissicchio (B.A. in Psychology & Political Science, 2013) completed his PhD in Clinical Psychology at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. After completing his internship, he is now a clinical neuropsychologist in the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
Thomas Vorisek (B.A. in Psychology, 2024)
Wiebke Willebrand (M.A. in Psychology, 2025)
Ho Wong (B.S. in Psychology, 2023) worked as a clinical research coordinator at MGH, and is now enrolled in the Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research assistant alumni
Matthew Baldar
Keely Bartram (B.A. in Psychology, 2016)
Saamir Choudhry
Nye Day
Eric Devlin (B.S. in Psychology,n2021)
Yinan (Lemon) Ding
Anna Fernandez (B.S. in Psychology, 2021)
Olivia Genovese
Jenna Gittle (B.S. Neuroscience and B.A. Philosophy, 2024)
Nora (Yinuo) Guo
Donghee Han (B.A. in Business/Psychology from Sogang Univ, 2015)
Teddy Hoppe
Danny Huang (B.S. in Biology, expected 2027)
Celeste Humphrey
Yifan Jiang (B.A. in Psychology and Economics, 2024)
Elise Joseph (B.A. in Psychology, expected 2024)
Asianna Kennedy (B.A. in Psychology, 2025)
Matthew Kern
Brittney Ji Hyun Kil (B.A. in Psychology, 2018)
Marlena Kruman (B.S. in Biology, 2024)
Ana La Russa
Madeleine Lee(B.A. in Psychology, expected 2024)
Meghan Lee (B.S. in Psychology, 2019)
Desiree Lewis (graduated 2022)
Jocelyn (Yihong) Lin (B.A. in Psychology & Economics, 2024)
Ivelisse Mandato (B.S. in Psychology, 2020)
Nicole Masuoka
Jazmin Mendes (B.A. in Psychology, 2019)
Joey Monti (B.A. in Psychology, 2025)
Mary Nanna (B.A. in Psychology)
Yasmine Nousari (B.A. in Psychology, 2021)
Cassidy Owens (B.S. in Psychology, 2025)
Oluwatomisin Oyinloye (B.A. in Psychology, 2021)
Kevin O’Hara (B.A. in Psychology & Communication, 2020)
Gabrielle Pawlak (B.A. in Psychology, 2021)
Zachary Pessia
Daniel Pineiro
Juan (JR) Rascón (B.A. in Psychology, 2021)
Wesley Ricketts (B.A. in Psychology & Linguistics, 2019)
Canice Screene (B.A. in Psychology and African and African Diaspora studies, 2024)
Kierra Shirley (B.A. in Psychology, 2016)
Ariana Sista
Genesis Soto
Matthew Stachyra (B.A. in Psychology, 2016)
Patrick Stallwood (B.A in Psychology and Theology, expected 2021)
Elena Stathopoulou (B.A. in Psychology, 2025)
Connor Starkey
Andrea Useche Rosania (B.A. in Psychology, 2018)
Gabie Vicens (B.S. in Biology, 2023)
Joshua Villarosa
Stephanie Wall (B.S. in Psychology, 2019)
Lacey Zhang
Xinlu (Amanda) Zhou (B.S. in Psychology, 2025).
Ellie Ziedman